Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-07-07
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Fine. silky hair on an animal In
dicates that 1t win fatten readily,
while coarse, stiff hair indicates the
reverse. t,-.
Pail the collars away from tho
shoulders while resting the horses in
the field, so that the air can pass freely
between them.
NO two cows will need exactly the
same proportion Of ration, for they all
have different tendencies and their nat
ures must be studied.
EARLY cut hay cured green gives
both color and flavor to butter, while
hay of ripened grass, while 1t makes
harder butter, imparts less color and
flavor. or none at all.
Before setting posts, burn or char
the largest ends to a height Of two
feet. Small stakes may be sufficiently
sharpened by frequently rolling them
over during the process Of burning.
1T is claimed that four times as
much nutrition can be secured by con-
verting the waste products Of the
earth into milk as can be gained by
putting them into beef, pork or NUT
ton. -pt.,
Sorghum seed is excellent for poul-
try, and as it thrives well on sandy
soil it may be grown for poultry food.
not as general crop, but to supply q
small proportion to feed as a variety.
st. Louis Republican.
Hens nests must occasionally be
removed and kept clean. Straw is
better than hay. Tobacco stems COW
cred with straw are an excellent pre-
ventive of insect breeding, especially
when the hens are sitting. american
Poultry Journal.
The most convenient way to pre-
pare rolling place for fowls is to lay
q rough floor of old boards on the
ground, fasten boards one foot high
all around thessides, and fill the apart
ment with ten or twenty bushels Of
dry loan, road dust or coal ashes.-
Farm, Field and StocEman.
There is usually great waste In
feeding soft corn, by which is included
the. nubbins, having more or less
sound grain ,on them. If thrown to
hogs. as is usually done, the nutri-
mont in the cob is lost, and there is q
good deal Of it where the corn is not
fully matured. II put up in narrow
bins, made with Stats so that air can
circulate through them, they will soon
dry out Cows will cat them, cobs
and all Cincinnati Times.
In practice o mixed ration, made
up of equal parts of straw and good
hay, with q little grain added. will bt
found q feed on which any animal viii
fthrives if.thc hay be clover all tn,
better, as this will better meet tho de
ficiency Of tho straw. Fed In this way
stock eat the straw as well rs the hay
and the digestible material it contains
is equally valuable fodder. Wc know
that straw fed alone continuously Il
the same animal is of little value. ST
Louis Republican.
AN Australian paper says thai
johnson grass has been tried with
eighty-six other varieties of grasses
during the past season at the Dookie
(Victoria) experimental farm, and tho
manager is Of the opinion that It Is the
most likely Of them all to afford feed
in hot and dry districts when ordinary
grasses have been burnt up. This over
green millet has proved a great ad.
vantage in some parts Of America and
n great nuisance in Others. When once
1t becomes established it can not bc got
rid Of without great difficulty. That.
however. is an advantage in arid coun-
tries. where the difficulty Is to get any.
thing to produce food for stock during
the heat Of summon Chica1o Times.